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Pastors in China’s New Era
[…] Vala, “Protestant Resistance and Activism in China’s Official Churches,” in Teresa Wright, ed., Handbook of Protest and Religion in China, (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019), 319. Sinicization of Christianity is part of a broader Sinicization effort by the Xi administration to assimilate ethnic and religious groups while promoting Chinese culture. See, for example, […]
The 2023 Regulations for Religious Activity Site Registration
What the Party Doesn’t Want You to Know
[…] forces… organizing…unapproved religious activities outside religious venues…” The meaning and scope of these terms is unclear. Venues should also “practice core socialist values” and “adhere to the Sinicization of China’s religions.” Friends in China tell me that “practic core socialist values” and Sinicization has meant in some cases that Protestant preachers and pastors are […]
God’s Abundant Blessing
[…] be able to meet and talk with ChinaSource team members Joann Pittman, Andrea Lee, and Peter Arneson. ChinaSource Team News On January 29, Brent Fulton’s article, “ Sinicization: Culture or Politics?” was re-published by Christian Daily. In Case You Missed It A selection of recently published items: Robert Ekvall: Living on the Edge, ChinaSource […]
ZGBriefs | April 4, 2024
[…] especially as most of the foreign missionaries had to leave. We realized this as a moment of faith testing. Official Protestant Groups Plan Next Five Years of Sinicization (April 3, 2024, ChinaSource Blog) What are we to make of last year’s announcement that the official Protestant group leadership, the national Three-Self Patriotic Movement association together with […]
The Earliest Chinese Christianity Brought Back to Life
[…] and that Jingjiao could be used as a model that service to Christ can coexist with patriotism (p. 201). Thompson is sensitive toward the contemporary Chinese government’s Sinicization project for Christianity. In formulating an answer, Thompson resorts to Jingjiao and Yelikewen Christians, who, as an example of contemporary Chinese Christians, “functioned as responsible Chinese […]
ZGBriefs | December 27, 2018
[…] 19, 2018, MIT Technology Review) Three generations of personal and political history show the tensions between the Communist Party’s need for knowledge and its need for ideological control. Sinicization: China Only for the Chinese (December 26, 2018, ChinaSource Blog) It is critical for those who love China, especially educators, to consider the three-fold CCP sinicization offensive and […]
Top 10 Christian News Stories in China in 2016
[…] issue stirred up trouble because Christians who were embroiled in the discussion for the journal talked about Jesus and the Bible. 1. Seminars and Discussions on “ Sinicization of Christianity” The International Seminar on “Sinicization of Christianity in China” was held in Beijing on Nov. 20th, 2015. The seminar was sponsored by the World […]
Three-Self Church Reflections on Revised Regulations
[…] newly revised Regulations on Religious Affairs are a major event for Chinese Christianity. They clarify Christianity's role and strengthen her construction. They offer policy guarantees for the Sinicization of Christianity since the general principles of these regulations are to safeguard the religious freedom of citizens, defend religious and social harmony, regulate religious affairs, improve […]
ZGBriefs | May 2, 2019
[…] and leading them to pray is essential to achieving this aim. Henan, Catholic church crosses demolished in Weihui (VIDEO) (April 30, 2019, Asia News) The repression and sinicization of the Catholic Church continues in the Henan. Two days ago the local authorities of Weihui, in the diocese of Anyang, destroyed the huge iron crosses […]
ZGBriefs | December 7, 2023
[…] 2023! It will air on cable in Taiwan and throughout Southeast Asia, as well as on YouTube and other digital platforms. My Top 5 Books on the Sinicization of Christianity (December 6, 2023, Christianity Today) (subscription required) The primary goal of Zhongguo hua is political domestication. For example, the current policy requires Daoism, the only one of […]